From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Requesting a drawing for a change speed lever and connection, noting the job takes 4 hours.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 101\4\ scan0075 | |
| Date | 22th August 1935 | |
| HOTEL DE FRANCE. CHATEAUROUX. Indre. France. GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/4/JAB. 22nd August 1935. x1204 CLL 5CC To. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} From. G.W.H. 21. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} IV. Will you please let us have a drawing of the Change Speed Lever and Connection. Without dismantling, which takes approximately 4 hours, we do not know whether there is a steel sleeve for the outer housing. The job as we know, is the shaft is soft. The balls were free in the cage. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} W. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} | ||